Hog-nose cutter.



No. 723,033. PATENTEDMAR. 17, 1903.

G. F. ROUX.

"HOG NOSE* GUTTER.

APPL'IOATIDN FILED DBO. 13. 1902.

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W/TNESSE ATTORNEYS.

UNITED- `STATES `PATENT Fmcn.

CHARLES F. ROUX, OF STRYKER,'OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ROBERT H.BETTS, OF ARClI-IBOLI), OHlO.

Hoc-Nose CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 723,033, dated March17, 190244 i Application led December 13, 1902. Serial No. 135,059. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: j

Be it known that LCHRLES F. ROUX,a citizen of the United States, and aresidentof Stryker, in the county of Williams and State of Ohio, havemade certain new and useful Imp provementsin Hog-Nose Cutters,of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in devices for cutting off the nose of ahog or that part with which the hogroots, and has for an ob' In thedrawings, Figure l is a perspectiveV view of my improved cutter. Fig. 2is aseo- `tional view on about line 2 2 of'Fig; l, parts being brokenaway. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on about line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig.l` is an end elevation of the cutter, and Fig. 5 is a detail perspectiveviewof the end of one of the arms for supporting the knife.

The handles Aand'B are pivoted together at C andextend beyond saidpivot, with the handle A supporting at its front end the bedplate D,against whichthe blade E cuts, and the handle B being extended beyondits pivot and provided with the curved arms F,to which the opposite endsof the cutterE are secured, as will be presently described. Thebed-plate D may be recessed at D to receive a cushion G, which may be oflead or other soft metal or of'rnbber or the like, ras desired, andwhich being seated in the said recess D' will be held in place and canbe convenientlyremoved and renewed whenever desired. .Y f

The blade E is of a special construction, being preferably curved fromend to end and provided at its ends with rearwardly-projecting wings E',whose lower edges coincide with that of the main portion of the bladeand cooperate therewith in notching or otherwise marking the ears of theanimal when desired. The returned portions E form, with the body E2 ofthe blade, angles at the ends of the blade which fit the depending lugsI-I, provided near the free ends of the arms F, said lugs beingperforated at h for the passage of the rivets which secure the blade inplace, and grooves I being provided in the under faces of the arms Fadjacent to the said lugs and forming seats for the upper edge of thebody portion E2 of the blade when the same is applied as shown. Thewings E fit along the outer side of the depending lugs H and extend attheir free edges beneath the arms F, as best shown in Fig. 1, so thatthe pressure exerted on the handle will be borne by the body portion ofthe blade and also by the Wings through the bearing of said wings belowthe arms F of the handle B, as shown and before described. The arms Fare spaced apart, and the space `between said arms is open andunobstructed,

so the operator can look between the said arms to the body portion E2 ofthe plate and see just where the blade is cutting, which is important,so as to avoid any unnecessary mutilation of the animal, and enables theoperator tocut ed the entire rooting portion of the nose withoutinjuring the animal in any way.

It is important in cutting the hogs nose yto cutoff all the rootingportion and to entirely remove the same, as if portions of the gristleare left at one or both sides the hog will proceed to root with suchportions, and theren fore I provide my device with the cuttingblade socurved and extended as to cut away all the rooting portion of the nose,and by making the arms which support the blade separated or spacedapart, as shown, the operator can see at a glance just where to set ithe knife back of the rooting portion before cutting the same off. Itwill also be noticed that myimprovement combines in one implementahog-nose cutter and an ear-marker.

Having thus described my invention., what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An implement for removing the rooting portions of hogs noses,comprising a pair of handles pivoted together, one of said handles beingprovided in advance of the pivot with a base o r abutment for the bladeand the other handle being provided with arms spaced apart and providednear their "free ends with depending lugs and in their under sidesadjacent to said lugs with grooves leading from side to side, and theblade having a body portion fitting at its upper edge in the saidgrooves, and wings extending from the ends ICO of said body portionrearwardly alongside the depending lugs, and projecting in rear of saidlugs beneath the spaced-apart arms Whereby the pressure exerted on saidarms will be borne by the body portion and Wings of the cutting-blade,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination in an implement substantially as described, of thehandlespivoted together, one of which is provided with arms spaced apartand having depending lugs and adjacent thereto grooves extending fromside to side, and the blade having a body portion litted at its upperedge in said, grooves and Wings extending along the outer sides of thelugs, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the blade-supporting arms, spaced apart andprovided With depending lugs near their free ends, and the bladeextending between the said arms, and secured to such lugs, and a base orabutment for said blade, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the arms spaced apart, and provided with dependinglugs arranged slightly back from their free ends providing extensionsbeyond said lugs, the blade extending between said arms and bearingbeneath said extensions and secured to the lugs, and a base or abutmentfor said blade, substantially as set forth.

5. An implement substantially as described comprising a pairof handlespivoted together, one of said handles having a base or abutment for theblade and the other having arms spaced apart, and the blade held to saidarms and having at its ends returned portions extending beneath the armssubstantially as set forth.

CHARLES F. ROUX.

Witnesses:

J. R. BARNUM, J. E. MEEK.

